HIST 13A Lecture 19: English vs. French
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King george ii unhappy with losses against french in america. Causes a new government to be formed; new ministry with ministers led by william pitt (george hated this dude) King is not acting unilaterally; can only affect domestic policy through parliament. Can"t govern england or britain or empire without working through parliament. Limited power but not a pure constitutional monarchy; Pitt"s vision turns the war around in america. Pitt thought that england should forget about europe and instead focus on winning the war in america (which will lead to vict ory in. Puritan new englanders had always wanted to wage war against the french. Pitt fires all the existing leadership of british army; promotes two young officers(james wolfe and) Decides to double-down financially; uses wealth and reputation of british nation to borrow money. Perception among bond-holders was that england was a better bet to loan money to.
